Man avoids jail time after pleading guilty to indecency with a child

A Laredo man was sentenced to nine years probation after pleading guilty to indecency with a child by exposure in April.

A Laredo man was sentenced to nine years probation after pleading guilty to indecency with a child by exposure in April.

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A Laredo man was sentenced to nine years probation after pleading guilty to indecency with a child by exposure in April.

A Laredo man was sentenced to nine years probation after pleading guilty to indecency with a child by exposure in April.

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Man avoids jail time after pleading guilty to indecency with a child

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A Laredo man was sentenced to nine years probation after pleading guilty to indecency with a child by exposure in April.

Raul Elijio Alfaro, 46, was initially charged with criminal mischief and indecency with a child by exposure in December after Julia, a child younger than 17, called police when Alfaro broke a window in her home.

He was sentenced in the 49th District Court by Judge Elma T. Salinas Ender to nine years probation for the sexual indecency charge. He was ordered to complete the sex offender education program, undergo drug and alcohol evaluation and submit to random drug testing.

The court ordered Alfaro to register as a sex offender, but he does not have to have a sex offender sign outside of his residence unless he resides within 1,000 feet of an elementary school or church. He was ordered not to have any contact with the victim or the family.

The case unfolded on May 2, 2018 when Julia was at home with her daughter when all of a sudden she heard a window break in her mother’s room, according to a criminal complaint.

“Julia went to go check what happened in the room and noticed a broken window,” the complaint states. “She saw a shovel and broken glass on the floor.”

The complaint adds that Julia then heard a loud knocking on the front door, and when she went to go check, Alfaro told her he wanted to take a shower for work. She told police that she let Alfaro inside the house because he was knocking so loud he would have woken up the baby, the complaint states.

“Alfaro proceeded inside the residence and went to the restroom,” court records state. “Julia said he came back out of the restroom with only boxers on. … From the restroom, Alfaro went to (Julia’s mother’s) room.”

Alfaro began going through the mother’s purse stating that he was looking for money to buy lunch at work, the complaint states. She said she then went to her room and left the door partially opened.

The complaint adds that Alfaro went inside her room as she was sitting down on her bed. Alfaro began to have a conversation with her when he went to sit on her bed. When he sat down, Julia told police that she stood up and told him to leave, the complaint states.

“Julia said she was looking at her phone then looked up and saw Alfaro put his right hand inside his boxers,” court records state. “She claims that he was moving his hand around inside his boxers. Julia said Alfaro was standing right in front of her and she was sitting down on her bed using her phone. … Aflaro then told her that he wanted to masturbate because he had a strong urge.”

Julia then stood up from the bed and went to the bedroom door telling Alfaro to leave, the complaint states. She told police that she began to push him out of the room. When Alfaro was outside the room, he was telling her not to tell her mother what happened, the complaint adds.

Julia told police she text messaged her sister about the incident, the complaint states.